diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deployment.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deployment.yml
index 2fd080c3..d2df95de 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deployment.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -26,12 +26,20 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           tea login add --name gitea-rinoa --url ${{ secrets.RINOA_GITEA_URL }} --user gitea-sonarqube-bot --password "${{ secrets.BOT_GITEA_PASSWORD }}" --token ${{ secrets.BOT_GITEA_TOKEN }}
           tea login default gitea-rinoa
-          echo "Checking if PR exists for ${{ github.ref_name }}..."
-          tea pr ls --repo ${{ github.repository }} --state all --fields index,title,head,state --output csv | egrep '${{ github.ref_name }}' | head -1 | egrep -q 'open'
+          echo "Checking if PR exists for ${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          tea pr ls --repo ${{ github.repository }} --state open --fields index,title,head,state
+          tea pr ls --repo ${{ github.repository }} --state all --fields index,title,head,state --output csv | egrep -q '${{ github.ref_name }}' 
           if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-            echo "An open PR exists, skipping creation..."
-          elif [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "No open PRs, creating one..."
+            echo "PR exists, checking state..."
+            pr_state=$(tea pr ls --repo ${{ github.repository }} --state all --fields index,title,head,state --output csv | egrep '${{ github.ref_name }}' | awk -F',' '{print $4}' | sed -e 's|"||g')
+            if [ "${pr_state}" != 'open' ]; then
+              echo "No open PRs exist, creating one now beep boop..."
+              tea pr c -r "${{ github.repository }}" -t "Automated PR for ${{ github.ref_name }}" -d "Automated PR for ${{ github.ref_name }}"
+            elif [ "${pr_state}" = 'open' ]; then
+              echo "PR already exists, skipping creation..."
+            fi
+          elif [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
+            echo "PR does not exist, creating..."
             tea pr c -r "${{ github.repository }}" -t "Automated PR for ${{ github.ref_name }}" -d "Automated PR for ${{ github.ref_name }}"
           fi